From:
"Walter S. Arnold" <walter@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:35:32 -0600
Subject:
Working Large Blocks
At 03:25 PM 2/25/2005, Simon Brown wrote:
Quoted text begins.Do ball bearing rotary wheels (industrial turntables) help or
hinder getting around the work?
End of quote.
I've used turntables for pieces up to about 600 or 700 lbs. I just drive a
big wood wedge into the side of the turntable to keep it from turning.
(between the upper and lower wheel).
On a separate subject, Robin wrote about studio heat:
Quoted text begins.I have a 300 gallon propane tank and the previous
owner of the heater says it runs 2hrs per gallon
End of quote.
That's going to get expensive. I just finished building a new studio, and
had to get temporary heat so the concrete would set, since we poured the
floor in December. I went through a 400 gallons of propane in about 3
weeks, at $1.36/gallon. Finally the natural gas lines were run in for the
heaters; if there is any way to run natural gas from the nearby building,
that will save you a lot of money. Looks in your photo like it's only 100
feet or so. You'll recoup the cost of trenching and pipe pretty quickly.
I went with two through-the-wall radiant heater units instead of a ceiling
hung unit. (I had ceiling hung in my old studio)- I want to keep the truss
area clear, because I had the building designed and built to accommodate a
future bridge crane. (here in the midwest used cranes can be found cheap,
from bankrupt old factories and steel mills).
Walter S. Arnold * walter@---------------
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